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  1. LigTasm

    Pretty happy with these Taichi xtx results

    Nice work. I've only ever used my CH341 for reprogramming motherboard BIOS chips, didn't realize the GPUs can be done the same way externally.
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    ChatGPT linked to declining academic performance and memory loss in new study

    Specialized in a subject, yes. But still able to string together a coherent sentence without help from a fucking AI. Isn't that the hallmark of an educated person throughout the ages? Being literate and able to communicate effectively is the basic standard regardless of what major you went for.
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    ChatGPT linked to declining academic performance and memory loss in new study

    I keep hearing ads for grammarly(?) talking about how it can write the papers for you and do your citations so you never have to learn how. Like, I thought that was the point of going to school?
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    USB goes haywire and network doesnt work

    Can always try the good old fashioned CPU reseat too, I don't know if you've done that yet.
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    New CPU Cooler Question

    Yeah I have a couple of wraiths laying around and I only use them on really low end chips because those things scream lol There are a lot of really good cooler in the $25-35 range that would be a nice improvement.
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    New CPU Cooler Question

    Your average gaming clock speeds might be a little higher with a better cooler, but the difference isn't significant. On my 7800X3D a dual tower air cooler like the AK620 has average gaming clocks of around 4825mhz (-20 offset, PBO) and a 360 AIO averages 5050mhz. A gain is a gain, but I...
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    Forgive me father, for I have moved to team green

    Realistically, a 4070 is about 30% faster than a 6750XT depending on the games. I guess the value there depends on your budget.
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    USB goes haywire and network doesnt work

    I would disable the USB 3.0 controller in the BIOS and see if the network works after that. It sounds like whatever ASMedia controller they used for the gen 3 ports took a dump which was very common on Z87/Z97 boards and might be dragging the network controller with it.
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    USB goes haywire and network doesnt work

    I seem to remember these boards didn't have native USB 3.0 and it was on some kind of add-in chip, I wonder if that has failed? Are all the USB ports flakey or just the 3.0 ones?
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    USB goes haywire and network doesnt work

    Almost every single time I had a problem with USB and networking, it was unstable RAM or some kind of overclock/wrong voltage affecting the memory controller.
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    PSA for anyone using the Gigabyte Control Center with a Gigabyte GPU

    Probably I'm the last one to know this, but just in case someone comes across this issue: the GCC will override the fan settings in AMD Adrenaline (and other control apps like Afterburner) and sometimes cause this error message. It took me 3 days to figure out what was happening and why my...
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    How big the CPU bottleneck with i5-8600k (6 cores) and 6750 XT or 6800?

    Oh yeah, it was a fine card and ran nice and cool. It was just plastic-y and needed a GPU support because it sagged a lot. But if you're on a really strict budget those cards are great, nothing wrong with it.
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    How big the CPU bottleneck with i5-8600k (6 cores) and 6750 XT or 6800?

    You won't get 100% out of either card at 1440p until you upgrade, if I had to choose between the two of those cards I would take the 6800 though no questions asked. $40 gets you 20-30% faster card. Just be aware that 6800 is going to be huge, those XFX coolers are very large. The ASRock 6750 is...
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    MSI QD-OLED Monitors 2024

    So are these things ever going to be in stock? Its worse than when a new GPU launches.
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    Thermalright HR10 works great

    Cold temperatures are not 30-40C. Cold temperatures are COLD (like -20C). I don't really care if the NAND performs slightly better at 70C, what I want is the drive to not throttle and cause stuttering which it definitely does at 70C average temps.
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    Thermalright HR10 works great

    I bought one of these little guys to go on my OS drive which is right up against my GPU. Originally I had a different block-style heatsink on the drive and it was hovering around 70C when I was gaming, which is acceptable but far from ideal. I just wanted to give it a try, as for $16 its not a...
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    PC won't start with two screens?

    Does your 3080 have updated firmware? I know a lot of the 30 series cards had weird port issues. You could also try plugging on to the onboard video and one to the GPU and see what happens.
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    Samsung 990 Pro or WD Black SN 850x?

    I own both of them and there is no discernible difference. The 850 runs cooler. The Samsung has magician software which makes data migration an absolute treat. If I was in the market, I'd buy the one on sale at the time.
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    New Rig Video Card help

    RT looks good for screenshots, like static images. Cyberpunk especially looks fantastic with RT/PT on. That being said, having played 200 hours of that game on a 4090 it really isn't worth it. Even with the 4090 at 1440p I could only get 70-80fps with frame gen on with settings that looked...
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    7900xtx with weird artifacts

    I had something like that on one of the 7900XTX I had, I ended up having to repaste it because the factory paste only covered like 80% of the die.
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    Z690 board and i5-12400 cpu - what should I upgrade to?

    That board is very good, I've used a few of them. A quick BIOS update and you'll be ready for any chip you want to put in it. Microcenter should have the 14700 non-k which would probably be the best for $369, it has 8+12 cores instead of 8+8 (13700) or 8+4 (12700). It'll last a lot longer for...
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    All sold

    New items added.
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    PowerColor Hellhound RX 7900 XTX spectral white - noise

    The thing is, its not an actual problem with the card. The card functions normally and does its job, it is just annoying. Some people have their case away from them, or the kind with no window and sound deadening in it and will naturally never notice even if there was a noise.
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    PowerColor Hellhound RX 7900 XTX spectral white - noise

    Its more to do with the topology than the price. Some have more resonance with the card than others. I had an EVGA 1000W Plat that caused cards to whine like crazy but my cheap non-modular 750W was fine.
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    LG 32GS95UE – OLED 31.5″ with 4K @ 240Hz and 1080p @ 480Hz Support - The death knell of LCD panels

    I don't know. But I know my eyes see the same thing the guy in the video they're complaining about does. I've spent 10,000 hours in MS Paint making a visual representation of what I see with the same light source behind the monitor with glossy vs matte. I can EASILY ignore the glossy...
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    PowerColor Hellhound RX 7900 XTX spectral white - noise

    I had the Spectral White 7900XTX and it was the worst coil whine I've ever heard on a video card in 25 years. Too bad, it ran great and looked good too - I also have a Powercolor Hellhound 7800XT thats perfectly quiet. I've used almost every brand of 7900XTX except Gigabyte and the only quiet...
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    7900xtx or 4080 super?

    I think the 7900XTX is slightly faster overall in raster, much slower in RT. Kind of a toss up. I have a 4080 Super FE here that was purchased for a build for someone I know, it was easily snagged at $999 from the Nvidia site.
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    7900xtx or 4080 super?

    Ah yes, good old scammer storefront. I saw those today too.
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    RAM fans decreased temperatures by almost 15C degrees

    I busted out my old ram cooler just like it when I was trying for 8000 stable on my 13900K, but I ended up getting one of those flexi stick things that can screw into a standard thread case hole that holds a 120mm fan and you can bend it to where you want it. Now I don't even bother on my AMD...
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    I think he was talking about stepping up the GPU.
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    Something like the Peerless Assassin is $35 I think, and will definitely keep the chip cool. I mean, if you like the liquid cooler by all means go for it too, its personal preference. But if I'm on a strict budget I would always pick GPU power over anything else, especially at 1440p. Good luck...
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    Looks pretty good to me, although the liquid cooler is a bit superfluous. The 7800X3D doesn't run that hot, you could get a $30-40 air cooler and grab a 7900GRE instead. Just my .02.
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    Your list is private~ Was just curious, Newegg has the 7800X3D for $369 and a $20 discount code right now so it'll be $349.
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    Do you have a full parts list? Microcenter?
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    I always wanted to get my hands on one but they're pretty rare.
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    WTB: Old GPU

    I have an RX560 4GB, its a double slot but small and has no external power connector. You can have it for the cost of shipping if you're interested.
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    I mean, if you play at 720p with a 3080 I guess its all good? My experience was with a 7900XTX and 4090, so I guess what I saw was different. I was looking at actual gaming at 1440p and 4k.
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    Having owned both, the 12600K is significantly slower in gaming. You'd need a 14600K to get the same performance, plus Alder Lake has a dumpy memory controller.
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    Grabbing a AMD Ryzen 5 7600x for cheap.

    Its only really worth it with a top tier card, 7900XTX/4080/4090. Same as something like the 14700K/14900K.
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    7900xtx or 4080 super?

    I'm willing to bet if there was a site like Consumer Reports that does data collection for all GPU brands, 70% of the complaints would come from AMD. Again, I'm not saying this to be anti-AMD, they are smaller than Nvidia and do way less "big data" business so they try to innovate with features...
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